The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-12
Murdered In California.

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BIDDEFoRD, Sept. 10.-The friends of AL
bert Ross, formerly well known Biddeford
resident, have been informed that he is miss
ing, and that it is believed that he has been
murdered. Mr.. Ross, after leaving Bidde-
ford, went to Connecticut, and little later
to California, where he lived up to the date
OF his disappearance. He was employed to
take charge of mine, and later on located a
claim of his own on what seems to have been
disputed territory. A woman located claim
near that of Mr.. Ross, but was driven from
it. Mr.. Ross remained on bis claim. and
built cabin for himself there. One day. in
conversation with some miners, Mr. Ross
said that he had received some warning to
quit the country, but didn't propose to pay
the slightest attention ''to the cowards" He
was left alone in his cabin one day and when
it was next visited there was every evidence
that the owner of the claim had been mur-
dered. Not the slightest trace could be
found of the body or of the murderers.
An Unknown Unfortunate.
LEWISTON, Sept. 11.-This afternoon the
body of an unknown man was found in the
canal. The remains were placed in charge
of Undertaken Crane. The man was about
35 years of age, 8 feet s inches high, with a
full, round face and heavy light brown NOUS
tache. He was dressed in a dark worsted
diagonal coat and vest and light pants. His
weight was $50 pounds. Watchman Taught
of Bates College, says that straw hat was
found in the canal the first of the week. 1t
had a rim edged with brown straw, and a
brown band. There was nothing on the
person to lead to its Identification.
Sunk at Her Wharf.
BATH, Sept. 1.-THE tug boat Marion,
owned by j. d. Robinson of this city, filled
and sunk in 20 feet of water at Union wharf
last night The crew were ashore.
A Maine Vessel in Trouble.
THoMAsToN, Sept. 11.-Capt. Edwin A.
Robinson has left via Panama en- route for
Callao, Peru, to look after the ship Joseph
S. Spinney, which, while on voyage with
t., put into Callao, leaking ten inches an
hour The ship is commanded by Capt.
Frank F. Curling of Thomaston.
To Repent at Leisure.
Boston, Sept. 11.-Some time ago the Wa
verify Magazine contained matrimonial
advertisement" so-called. which stated that
gentleman of means in Boston desired to
marry. 1t specified the qualifications which
his wife should possess. A woman in Ban
gor answered the advertisement, and after
some correspondence the man went to Ban
gor and the marriage took place. They
were made man and wife Aug. oath, and for
their wedding trip they went directly to Chi
cago. Previous to their marriage neither
had known the other. but it did not take
them long to get acquainted. The wife had
supported herself, and by economy had
saved $1lo0, which she took from the bank.
for her husband said that their future home
would be In Chicago. On the morning of
Aug. 30th the husband obtained possession
of the S110O, and left the house ostensibly to
see friend in relation to starting barber
shop. Since that time the wife has not seen
him. The man left her penniless in city
where she was an absolute stranger. Kind
hearted people sent her to Boston, and she
is now trying to find some trace of her hus-
band and her money.
Bath News.
BATH. Sept. 10.-Among the eighteen in
dictments returned by the grand jury of the
United States District Court were the follow
ing: Munro Durgin for forgery. Seth Hinck-
ley Willard for receiving excessive pension
fees.
In the case of d. F. Fernala. charged with
demanding an excessive fee for obtaining a
pension from Mrs. Sarah Lambert, the jury
returned verdict of guilty and bound him
over in the sum of $1,000 Court adjourned
this morning until Monday. at go p. m.
The fremen's muster in Bath will he held